Full-day nursery in Sevenoaks, Kent
The Children's Workshop
Environmental Park, Buckhurst Lane, SEVENOAKS, TN13 1FE · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since September 2016Reference EY501765Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 September 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places36 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 January 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Environmental Park, Buckhurst Lane, SEVENOAKS, TN13 1FE · More nurseries in TN13
Stations
- Sevenoaks19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Bus Station and The Chequers.
Parks and playgrounds
- Knole Park (Deer Park)1 min walk
- Sevenoaks Environmental Park1 min walk
- Buckhurst Lane Play Area playground1 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Kent there are about 3.2 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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The Children's Workshop is a full-day nursery at Environmental Park, Buckhurst Lane, SEVENOAKS, TN13 1FE, in Sevenoaks, Kent. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 10 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.2 miles
- St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 0.4 miles
- St John's Church of England Primary School, Sevenoaks Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.7 miles
- Solefield School ages 3–13has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- The Granville School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.9 miles
- Sevenoaks Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 1.0 miles
- The New Beacon School ages 2–14has a nursery class 1.1 miles
- Sevenoaks Preparatory School ages 2–14has a nursery class 1.3 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is The Children's Workshop's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Children's Workshop Good at its inspection on 11 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Children's Workshop take?
The Children's Workshop is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Children's Workshop?
Sevenoaks is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Children's Workshop?
You can call 01732 741391 and visit thechildrensworkshop.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY501765 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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